“‘The Jungle Book‘ is an all-new live-action epic adventure about Mowgli, a man-cub who’s been raised by a family of wolves. But Mowgli finds he is no longer welcome in the jungle when fearsome tiger Shere Khan, who bears the scars of Man, promises to eliminate what he sees as a threat. Urged to abandon the only home he’s ever known, Mowgli embarks on a captivating journey of self-discovery, guided by panther-turned-stern mentor Bagheera, and the free-spirited bear Baloo. Along the way, Mowgli encounters jungle creatures who don’t exactly have his best interests at heart, including Kaa, a python whose seductive voice and gaze hypnotizes the man-cub, and the smooth-talking King Louie, who tries to coerce Mowgli into giving up the secret to the elusive and deadly red flower: fire.” (x)

So far this film has a score of 95% (based on 182 critics) on the rottentomatoes website, which presents the following comment: “as lovely to behold as it is engrossing to watch, ‘The Jungle Book’ is the rare remake that actually improves upon its predecessors — all while setting a new standard for CGI”. “The Jungle Book” has been highly praised by the critics. Peter Bradshaw (The Guardian) wrote that this film is “spectacular, exciting, funny and fun” and that it “handsomely revives the spirit of Disney’s original film“. Andrew Barker (Variety) and Chris Nashawaty (Entertainment Weekly) share this same opinion, even though the latter critic has also mentioned that the two songs that were sung in the film are rather unnecessary, and that this film may be somewhat scary for children.

“The Jungle Book” premiered on the 15th April in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada. It has also already premiered in several other countries. The information provided in this post was taken from the following websites: movieweb.com, en.wikipedia.org, rottentomatoes.com and imdb.com.